Use Outlook Web Access on a Windows XP SP2-based computer
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) introduces new behavior in Microsoft Internet Explorer that affects users of Outlook Web Access. You may find that when you double-click on a message to open it that it has been blocked by the Pop-up blocker.
You will see the icon of a page with a red circle with a slash in the Information Bar in the lower right corner of the Internet Explorer window. This is the Pop-up blocked notification icon.
In addition, the Pop-up blocker will also affect the New Folder action, The Attachments dialog box, New Message button in the Find Names dialog box, Send Mail to Contact button on the Contact form, Reminders and new e-mail notifications and the following commands on the shortcut menu for mailbox items:Open, Reply, Reply All, Forward, Create Rule and Move/Copy.
To allow Outlook Web Access 'through' the Pop-up blocker, you should add the OWA site to the Allowed Sites list. You may do this in two ways. Use either one or the other method listed below.
Use the Always Allow Pop-ups from this site
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Connect to Outlook Web Access.
- Attempt to open a message. The message will be blocked from opening.
- Click once or right-click on the Pop-up blocked notification icon in the Information Bar. You should see this list of choices.
- Select Always Allow Pop-ups for This Site...
- Click Yes.
Add the URL for the OWA Web site to the Allowed Sites list Manually
- Open Internet Explorer.
- From the Tools menu click Pop-up Blocker, and then click Pop-up Blocker Settings.
- In the Address of Web site to allow box, type *.ag.psu.edu
- Click Add, and then click Close.
